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From: Greg.See-Kee@p0.f404.n714.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee)
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Subject: Need to be needed
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Date: 2 Mar 90 05:21:57 GMT
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 PG> Maybe in the final analysis, we need
 PG> to take a lesson from the girl who waited eagerly for 
 PG> a call from her boyfriend, and who said, "I care WHAT 
 PG> you call me, just so you call me."

Now that I'm a disabled male, I too miss out on the need to be
needed, to be regarded as worthwhile, to be valued.

I took note of other messages on "pet companions".  I have a cat,
but all she does is sleep and eats cat pellets.

Unfortunately I'm not a cat.  I was brought up with humans, by
humans.  Now that I am disabled, I have what I think is one of
the biggest disabilities of all: BRAIN DAMAGE.  That means I'm a
grumpy man, who is such a PAIN to be with.

I envy all you other people who only have peripheral damage.  At
least some of you have people skills.  And all of you have the
potential to use your people skills to relate to each other, face
to face.

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